From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 738. City of La Crosse P. A. BORRESEN, jeweler and watchmaker, No. 26 South Third street, has been in business in his present location since September, 1879. He was born in Norway in 1835, son of B. H. Borresen; learned his trade in the city of Christiania, and came to America in 1872, arriving in New York City on the 12th of July. He located at Red Wing, Minn., where he resided till he came to La Crosse in September, 1879. He was married in La Crosse in 1878, to Josephine Oslgaard, and has one son, Hans Borge Elias. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]